General Properties of Lanthanoids
General Properties of Lanthanoids: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Chemical Reactions of Lanthanoids, Specific Nature of Cerium, Hydroxides of Lanthanoids & Uses of Lanthanoids etc.
Important Questions on General Properties of Lanthanoids
The pair of lanthanides in which both elements have high third-ionization energy is:

How many reactions represent correct products :
(i) Ln (Lanthanoid)
(ii) Ln (Lanthanoid)
(iii) Ln (Lanthanoid)
(iv) Ln (Lanthanoid)
(v) Ln (Lanthanoid)
(vi) Ln (Lanthanoid)

Among and , the elements having highest and lowest rd ionisation energies, respectively are

Paramagnetic ion is

Which of the following statement is not correct :

Which of the following lanthanoid ions is diamagnetic ? Atomic number of atoms,

Which of the following pairs of ions is expected to show colour in aqueous solutions?

Which of the following is used as a good oxidising agent in analytical chemistry ?

Which of the following is most basic ?

Spin magnetic moment of lanthanide ions is determined from which one of the following relation :

Knowing that the chemistry of lanthanoids is dominated by its oxidation state, which of the following statement is incorrect?

The number of gaseous product(s) are formed on the basis of following reactions :
(Chemical reactions of the lanthanoids)

Which of the following is most basic ?

Anti-penultimate electronic configuration of a trivalent lanthanide ion is 4f3 and has similar colour in aqueous solution as another trivalent lanthanide ion having anti-penultimate electronic configuration of

Incorrect statement is:

Which among the following is strongest base ?

Find the incorrect statement.

Number of colourless lanthanoid ions among the
following is _________.
Eu3+, Lu3+, Nd3+, La3+, Sm3+

How many of the following are colourless?

Diamagnetic Lanthanoid ions are:
